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[SHOT 3.21 | START FRAME: NB Pro 3.21 | DURATION: 5s] First 1.5s: @Daniel holds motionless. Jaw muscle flexes once. Controlled inhale — small chest rise in the jacket. Frosted panel glows warmly above. He does not blink. Lace-diamond shadow pattern on his jacket holds still. 1.5 to 2.0s: THE KNOCK. Right hand moves forward — knuckles strike walnut with two clean controlled raps. Real wood-on- knuckle physics, wrist absorbs rebound naturally. 2.0 to 4.0s: hand withdraws four inches and holds. Silence. Eyes fixed on frosted panel watching for movement. Breathing stopped. Lace shadows on door and jacket hold absolutely still. 4.0 to 5.0s: the warm light in the corridor begins to DIM — subtly at first, the window light from frame-left fading as the train approaches a tunnel. The lace-diamond shadows on the door and jacket soften and begin to dissolve. The frosted panel glow becomes the brightest element in the darkening frame. @Daniel does not react to the dimming — his focus is on the door. Frame darkens to approximately 60% of starting brightness by the final frame. Camera: locked static. Focus on knuckles and door. Warm light fading naturally in the final second. Real time. The dimming is the bridge to 3.22.